Sunday Morning SoundBytes – 4/19/2015
Sunday’s message from The Sermon on the Mount series was called Will the Real Murderer Please Stand Up?, taken from Matthew 5:21-26. Here is a brief outline of the message:
I. The real meaning of murder (21-22)
A. Anger – the attitude behind the act (Proverbs 16:2; 1 John 3:15)
B. What about Jesus?
1) Angry at sin
– Mark 3:1-6; Matthew 21:12-13; 23:16-17; Ephesians 4:26
2) But did not retaliate when personally offended
– 1 Peter 2:23, Luke 23:34
II. The importance of reconciliation (23-24)
A. Example: offering gift at the altar (Isaiah 1:11-15; Jeremiah 7:9-11)
B. The principle: must reconcile first (Psalm 66:18; 1 John 3:20-21)
III. The urgency of reconciliation (25-26)
A. Example: adversary taking you to court
B. The principle: do not delay (Ephesians 4:26-27; Romans 12:18)
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